Texico is 8-2 against Santa Rosa since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Texico Wolverines will square off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Texico sitting on 17 straight wins dating back to last season and Santa Rosa on seven.
Texico is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Eunice by a score of 36-27.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa blew past Loving, posting a 47-13 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-7.
Santa Rosa's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from David Chavez, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Chavez a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Josh Cordova, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Rosa is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for Texico, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Texico against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in August, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Texico since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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